It’s always been important to have knowledge, but given the present state of our economy, nation, and the world, it is perhaps never been more important. Among other definitions of “knowledge,” the following seems to really fit: “clear perception of truth” (Merriam-Webster). In that light, today’s reviewed books add yet again another dimension of what you can discover at your library. Join the circle of knowledge at your library during National Library Week and every week. The “clear perception of truth” should be everyone’s goal.
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Frank Miller idolized Batman comics artist Neal Adams. So much so that one late-autumn day in the early 1970s, a teenage Miller packed a homemade Batman costume and hitchhiked from his home in Berlin down to Rutland to meet the artist, who was signing comics during the city’s annual Halloween Parade.
Surrounded by other fans in costumes at the comic-themed parade, Miller eagerly thrusted his homemade comics into Adams’ hands for review.
Adams pretty much hated them.
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Who: Garrison Keillor
Where: Burr & Burton Academy
Date: September 19
Tickets: $35
Garrison Keillor might sing tonight at the Burr and Burton Academy. He might tell stories. Possibly, he’ll read from the new book he’s promoting, “Pontoon: A Novel of Lake Wobegon.”
The people at the Northshire Bookstore in Manchester aren’t quite sure what Keillor will do tonight except to know he’ll be entertaining.
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by Annie Lawrence Guyon
On the first day of fifth grade, circa 1972, my classmates and I were instructed to write a one-page essay on what we believed in — no mean feat for a 10-year-old who spent most of the time fretting that her nose was too elfin or with said protuberance buried in Enid Blyton books or Betty and Veronica comics.
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family and I made here years ago when we were considering moving to New England.
